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Enrollment
522
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000501
Woodlawn Middle
3033 Saint Lukes Ln, Baltimore, MD 21207 · (410) 887-1304 · Baltimore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Maryland public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
359 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 40% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
41.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Woodlawn Middle
Woodlawn Middle's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Middle this school | 522 | 68.8% | 27.6% |
| Loch Raven Technical Academy Baltimore | 722 | 62.6% | 23.1% |
| James Madison Middle UPPER MARLBORO | 800 | 63.5% | 24.0% |
| Stephen Decatur Middle Clinton | 751 | 75.1% | 24.6% |
| Windsor Mill Middle Baltimore | 606 | 61.1% | 27.7% |
| Deep Creek Middle Baltimore | 670 | 75.5% | 22.2% |
Matched among Maryland middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woodlawn Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #160 of 223 | #13 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #151 of 223 ▲ 49 | #12 of 26 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #160 of 223 ▼ 19 | #12 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #189 of 230 | #28 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #64 of 225 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #173 of 225 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #48 of 227 | #6 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #30 of 123 | #6 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
522
-135 (-21%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 522 | 39.5 | 13.2:1 | 69% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 46.2 | 12.2:1 | 68% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 42.7 | 14.8:1 | 67% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 81% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 44.5 | 13.8:1 | 73% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 73% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 73% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 1,025 | 69 | 14.9:1 | 52% (528) |
| 1990-91 | 787 | 58 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlawn Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (615 to 522); teachers down 11% (44.5 to 39.5).
About Woodlawn Middle
Woodlawn Middle is a small middle school based in Baltimore, Maryland. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 522 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Maryland) has about 764 students.
Baltimore County Public Schools is the district for Woodlawn Middle. It has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
Black students account for 72% of enrollment at Woodlawn Middle. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Census figures show Baltimore County is about 31% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Woodlawn Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1, higher than at this school. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County.
allk12 grades Woodlawn Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Woodlawn Middle is -5.9 points: 27.6% actual, 33.5% predicted.
Across Baltimore County, median household income is about $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Woodlawn Middle is among the 180 public schools in Baltimore County.
Nearby, Woodmoor Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Woodlawn Middle is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Woodlawn Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 657 to 522.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
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- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Other Woodlawn Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodlawn Middle. Woodlawn Middle is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 807 students
- Woodlawn MiddleMebane, NC · 633 students
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolLong Grove, IL · 632 students
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolWest Monroe, LA · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Woodmoor Elementary0.3 mi · 567
- Featherbed Lane Elementary0.8 mi · 572
- Powhatan Elementary0.8 mi · 250
- Hebbville Elementary1.2 mi · 474
- Woodlawn High1.3 mi · 1,922
- Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School1.3 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlawn MiddleHow many students attend Woodlawn Middle?
Woodlawn Middle enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Woodlawn Middle serve?
Woodlawn Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodlawn Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodlawn Middle is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodlawn Middle?
Student demographics at Woodlawn Middle are roughly 2% White, 21% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Woodlawn Middle public or private?
Woodlawn Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.